Aeroplane.



B. E. MILMORE,

AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, SIB.

1,295,39 Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

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WITNESSE$ 6 BEN ERNEST MILMORE, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

AEROPLANE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed March 2, 1918. Serial No. 220,089.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, BEN Ennns'r MIL- MORE, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at 1231 Messier street, in the city of Montreal,in the Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Aeroplanes; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion ofthe same.

The invention relates to improvements in aeroplanes, and the object ofthe invention is to provide a type of machine having three planes,thereby permitting the transportation of several persons. The machine isalso provided with movable emergency lanes in the front thereof, theseplanes bemg so arranged that should the machine plunge headforemosttoward the earth they could be operated so as to steady the machine andrestore it to its normal position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a cross section view on line 4-4 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the rudder and directing planes, a portion ofthe frame being broken away to show the means to actuate the saiddirecting planes.

Fig. 6 is a view of a portion of the top or hearing plane, showing themovable emer- .qency plane secured thereto. together with its actuatingmeans.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Tn the drawings. is the main or bearing plane suitably supported by aframe 2. The main plane is preferably curved in shape. as disclosed inFigs. 1 and 2. and 3 is the intermediate plane secured to the bottom ofthe frame 2 and supported by the frame 4 which is preferably smallerthan the frame 2.

5 is the bottom plane or flooring on which is located the engine 6, thesaid frame being supported on the wheels 7. On the plane 5, in the rearof the engine, at 8. is located a space suillcient to carry one or morepersons.

9 is a basket supported below the main plane 1 and adapted to carry oneor two airmen. The main plane 1 is provided with an outwardly projectingportion 10 in which are provided observation openings 11.

At the rear end of the frames 2 and 4 is provided a smaller rear plane12, and 13 is a rudder hingedly secured to said plane 12 at right anglesthereto. 14: and 15 are movable directing planes on each side of saidplane 12 and are mounted on the shaft 16, 17 is a lever rigidly securedto said shaft 16, to which is attached the directing cable 18. Saidcable 18 passes over the pulley 19 and is directed into the basket 9.

The rudder 13 is operated adjacent to the drivers seat by the cable 20which passes over the pulleys 21 and is also directed to the basket 9.

22 are emergency planes pivotally connected at 23 to the front of themain plane 1, the said plane being operated by the cable 24 whichissecured to the planes 22 at 25 and passes over the pulleys 26, 27, 28and 29, the cable 24 being also directed to the basket 9'where it can beconveniently operated by the airmen.

The rear ends of the frames 2 and 4 are supported by the bracket 30, onwhich is mounted the wheel 31.

The general construction of the aeroplane is somewhat similar to themonoplane or biplane, but it is provided with a supplementary planewhich is adapted to carry the motor. the mechanic and the passengers. Itis further provided with the emergency planes in the front of themachine, which may, should the machine plunge headforemost by accident,be operated as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

What I claim is An aeroplane comprising a frame, a main top planemounted on said frame. a middle plane mounted below said top plane, ofsmaller size than the aforesaid plane. suitably supported by said frame;and a bottom plane below said middle plane, supported by said frame, amotor mounted on said bottom plane, a space provided on said bottomplane to carry passengers; a basket carried by said top plane, providedfor the airmen; a horizontal rear plane, a vertical rudder pivot allymounted on said rear plane, horizontal directing planes supported bysaid rear Signed at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this plane, and movableemergency planes sesixteenth day of July, 1917.

cured in the forward part of said top main T plane; means to operatesaid movable emer- BEA ERNEST MILMORE gency planes, means to operatesaid di- Vitnesses: rectmg planes, and means to operate said O.PATENAUDE, rudder, substantially as described. A. P. DEAL.

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